A comparative study of esophageal and anorectal motility in myotonic dystrophy

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1090-1099

  Lecointe Besancon, Isabelle ^a   Leroy, François ^a   Devroede, Ghislain ^a   Chevrollier, Myriam ^a   Lebeurier, Fabienne ^a   Congard, Patrick ^a   Arhan, Pierre ^a  

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Anus; Esophagus; Gastrointestinal motility; Manometry; Myotonic dystrophy; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DISEASE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PERISTALSIS; RECTUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032990065     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026603602444     Document Type: Article

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